Housewife Blues and Chihuahua Stories

Daisies in the Canyon by Carolyn Brown

She’s here to claim her birthright…
Ex-army sergeant Abby Malloy feels no loss after the father she never knew passes away. Still, part of Ezra Malloy’s ranch belongs to her, and if the stubborn blonde has to live there for a year with two half-sisters who are strangers to her, so be it. Nothing could stand in the way of her inheritance…except a local sheriff wrapped in snug blue jeans and a sexy grin.

He’s here to claim her heart…
Cooper Wilson, the local sheriff and rancher next door, is having his world turned upside down. Abby is all straight talk and sweet, lush curves—the kind of woman who gets under his skin in just the right way. Whereas Cooper has roots in Palo Duro Canyon, Abby’s got wings. But he knows she belongs here. If she can stop running from her past, he’ll happily lead her to a brighter future, one hot cowboy kiss at a time.

Having first met Ezra Malloy as a secondary character in Long, Hot Texas Summer we are now going back to our favorite area of the Palo Duro Canyon to bury him and meet his three daughters Abby, Sloan and Bonnie.

Ezra never knew his children, having come from a mindset that only males were legitimate heirs to bestow an inheritance on he promptly divorced the women who bore him daughters instead. Now 30 years later despite his having done so those same three daughters, now grown women, have finally been given the chance to claim what should have been theirs from birth. The catch of course is that all three must spend a year working the ranch or forfeit the land instead getting a lump sum payout of cash.

Upon reading this no one is going to have the warm fuzzies for Ezra but once you become immersed in the story there are a few reveals in store that just may help to clear up his motivations for his actions while also developing a genuine fondness for his very non traditional daughters as they find themselves building a bond while also falling in love with the ranch and it’s location.

As others have stated Abby being the eldest takes center stage as she finds herself putting down roots in the one place she never expected to call home, thanks to one sweet talking cowboy/sheriff as a neighbor she also finds herself opening her heart and exploring feelings she had long ago lost hope of experiencing with any man.

I almost missed out on reading this one, thanks to publisher and Netgalley for allowing me to experience this excellently written tale of estranged family and a romance whose bones are based on honestly felt mutual chemistry as well as open communication.